LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Authorities are conducting a death investigation after three people were found dead in Old Louisville.
Few details are known about the incident, but the bodies of the individuals were discovered inside an apartment complex in the 1100 block of South Third Street near Oak Street around 2:40 p.m. Monday. After several residents made their way out, LMPD's forensic unit pulled three stretchers up to the steps of the building.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the victims as 58-year-old Larry Glenn Marsee, 58-year-old Barry Lynn Marsee and 38-year-old Joshua Ryan Beach.
The coroner said their causes of death are still pending.
The situation left tenants of the residential complex with major questions. Brian Green, who lives on the first floor, says he and other residents noticed a bad odor coming from inside for more than a week.
"Very strong smell coming from one of the apartments," Green said. "I never smelt this kind of smell before. We thought it may have been mice, a refrigerator unplugged or mold in there."
Green says when many of the other tenants too felt something wasn't right days ago, he called the landlord.
"Yesterday, he had me knock on the door -- no answer -- and I told him that in a text message, and today he said he'd be over to do a welfare check," Green said. "And [now], here we are."
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